Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-13
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Mr.. j. X Douku, stst,sticisn OF the depart
mont Of agriculture, in an article entitled
"Products aud Price Of Whest," which will
b published with the departments August
crop report says: "The fiicisl record Of
imports Of wheat into the United Kingdom
for tho hrst half of the present years shows
large increase in the proportion furnished by
the United States-6s per cent against "a
per cent In the first six months Of 1885
and 1855. Counting flour ~ wheat, the pro-
portion 10 73 3 per cent. against 20 8 iu Q
similar period ot lsSG, and 80 In 1885 There
In great reduction In receipts from Russia, .
decrease from India Of 20 p8r cent ~ COM
pared with the first half o. lsst year, aud Q
decrease from Australia The value Of wheat
from this country Is 8 cents per bushsl more
than from India and cents more than Rus
sian wheat, 1t IL higher than that Of any
non European country, and yet the quantity
furnished IN twice ~ much ~ that supplied
by ell other countries This 10 . satisfactory
especially ~ the price averaged cents
higher than for . similar period last year.
While India is the principal compeettOr Of
the United States In the worlds sFketa her
Importance ~ = competitor 10 greatly over.
rated. The occurrence OF famine year
would reduce TO zero her exports. 10 fixed
are the industrial usagss Of the people that
great enlargement OF the wheat aIes 10 next
70 an impOssibility there hss been no ma-
terial increase ~ . result of the expectation
Of the surplus OF the lsst 10 years."
Tho present indications point 70 . more
than average European CROP 1t was late
nearly every VI here, perh rhsps two y esks on IN
average 1t the beginning OF June, bot In
since has been rapid. The Russian and Aus
trian crops especially are OF tine promise.
That OF spain H. mediocre In Germany,
France and England reports are generally
months sgo, viii be O,OO6, 600 bushels lsss
than the preceding, say 3SOOO,OOO bushelA
Australssia will produce prObsbly l5,OO0, 900
bushels moro than In 1886 10, or 1900, 0O
bushelA Tho product Of the world promises
to 10 quite ~ much - for each OF the two
presiding hsrvss.a
The competition of India with the United
States In the markets Of Europe hes led Mr.,
Dodge tn make . careful study Of the dlstri.
button snd conditions OF isbOr In that COun.
try NJ compared with the United StateA The
population OF Ind In in 1881 was 25S, 062, sos,
or about ivs times that Oi the United States
In an AREA less than half that OF the United
STATES, (Dot including the Indian Territory
the whole lopuls'ion Of India II 46 por cont,
while In the United States u u only IS por
cent This difference IL mainly to the pres
sure OF poverty In India which forces its
earlier age than children are required
20 work In the United Statss In
dis il very old country, with
centuries Of development In industry
0UO Rr6nt tklll IN C0ItAln lIn0o VI oItloou
effort, and yet nearly two thirds OF her
lsborers are employed In agriculture. There
in evidently little tendency To reduce this
proportion, while ths proportion OF agTicul-
ture In the United States II eliminating and
will soon be reduced IN iOur tenths OF our
labor. Not less than 80 par cent of the sxri-
cultural workers are females, while In this
country less than per cent arc designated IN
the agricultural class. OF the II, OOO, QUO work.
Ors sn plOysd In manufactures and mining
A. Al A n ~
isctursrs Of cotton and Hax. ISIS, 900 In the
manufacture OF drt ssss, |, ,O22, 600 In msnuiac-
turers Of stone and clay, $4,000 In manufec-
turers Of iron and steel, 473 GOO. or exactly the
same number, In the manufacture M r. o. goid,
silver. and precious stones; 763,OO0 In the
msnufaCture OF guns end resins, and 6Sl, ,OOO
In the manufacture of bamboo, cane, rushes,
straw, DO Oi the 10 600. 600 workers engaged
In personal and Proiestopal service, sos. 600
aud temple officers; lso. 600 are pbysioians,
surgsoDsi:snd druggtseA (inoluoing $4,000
women y 35.64l are "althorv and 1jtersry
psrsons," iQsOO are artisss, 10, 900 musicians,
o. gro .csors. nLo@ tsachsrs, and lL62i
Iue pIod.cs Vi me vest army oi labor In
India 10 nearly oil consumed st homA For
the pest six years the exports Of sll kinds q
msrehandi::;s o from ON that !. country have cysr.
exports from the United States have been
s,5 SO for each inhabitant The agricultural
lTo0 uction Of India n about os year per
capita. while that OF the United HtateS y more
than SO yesH per capita The dop0oits In
the seviugs banks alone Of the single state Of
New Hsinpshire are thrse times . greet -
the deposits In oil the banks OF India taken
together. Oi o0urss u 10 not meant thaS this
contrast q to ssvinss banks 70 fair measure
of the relative wealth OF the two coaatyieo o.
OF the savings Of their working elaaeos, bot
is has Q signinoant bearing % The thstit oi
q the people end the possible surplus -.
0sini10 sftss the supply q phydoA I'D